It took 11 minutes for the 130 names of the victims of the Paris attacks to be read. Most of them were under 35 years of age, as the terrorists responsible aimed for young people, specifically.

A ceremony marking the tragedy was held yesterday in Paris. The ceremony took place two weeks to the day since the actual attacks occurred, and was attended by high-ranking government officials, survivors of the attacks, and the family members of victims. There were roughly 2,600 people in attendance.

On this national service dedicated to the victims President Hollande gave his speech, which many believed was to be the most important speech of his entire presidency, come what may. Hollande discussed those responsible for the terrorist attacks, ISIS, and stated that France would "do all it can to destroy this army of fanatics".

He also stated that the victims had died believing in liberty, fraternity, and democracy, and he honored the "130 smiles and faces" of the victims..

Behind the scenes, Hollande has also been trying to build a military alliance, particularly involving the United States and Russia, to stomp out ISIS in Syria.

Here is the link to BBC News coverage of the story:

Paris attacks: France holds service two weeks after massacre by BBC World News Services Europe, 27 November 2015: